I am all for green living. I do everything I can so my children can still see rivers and mountains when they grown up. I have taught my eldest how to segregate our waste and I am proud to say that we are still doing it, despite the fact that many do not do their share. I delight myself in the thought of companies supporting the bring your own bag campaign. And I truly find usage of brown bags classy.
Today, I saw this over at Facebook and I think it is a great piece of information. Let us all be guided properly and reduce the green house effect, thus saving our planet.
Paper Towel – 2-4 weeks
Banana Peel – 3-4 weeks
Paper Bag – 1 month
Newspaper – 1.5 months
Apple Core – 2 months
Cardboard – 2 months
Cotton Glove – 3 months
Orange peels – 6 months
Plywood – 1-3 years
Wool Sock – 1-5 years
Milk Cartons – 5 years
Cigarette Butts – 10-12 years
Leather shoes – 25-40 years
Tinned Steel Can – 50 years
Foamed Plastic Cups – 50 years
Rubber-Boot Sole – 50-80 years
Plastic containers – 50-80 years
Aluminum Can – 200-500 years
Plastic Bottles – 450 years
Disposable Diapers – 550 years
Monofilament Fishing Line – 600 years
Plastic Bags – 200-1000 years
Glass – 1-2 million years